잠언 13
1 지혜로운 아들은 아비의 훈계를 들으나 거만한 자는 꾸지람을 즐겨 듣지 아니하느니라
Children who are wise (pay attention/heed it) when their parents discipline/correct them; but foolish children do not pay attention when someone rebukes them [for their bad behavior].
2 사람은 입의 열매로 인하여 복록을 누리거니와 마음이 궤사한 자는 강포를 당하느니라
Good people are rewarded [IDM] for the good things [MET] that they say, but those who desire to deceive others are [very] eager to act violently.
3 입을 지키는 자는 그 생명을 보전하나 입술을 크게 벌리는 자에게는 멸망이 오느니라
Those who are [very] careful about what they say [MTY] will live a long life; those who talk (without thinking/too much) will ruin themselves.
4 게으른 자는 마음으로 원하여도 얻지 못하나 부지런한 자의 마음은 풍족함을 얻느니라
People who are lazy want things very much, but they will not get anything [HYP]. People who work hard will get all that they want.
5 의인은 거짓말을 미워하나 악인은 행위가 흉악하여 부끄러운 데 이르느니라
Righteous/Honest people hate/detest lies, but what wicked people do (is very disgraceful/stinks) [DOU].
6 의는 행실이 정직한 자를 보호하고 악은 죄인을 패망케 하느니라
The behavior [PRS] of those who always do what is right will protect them, but sinful [behavior will] ruin wicked people.
7 스스로 부한 체 하여도 아무 것도 없는 자가 있고 스스로 가난한체 하여도 재물이 많은 자가 있느니라
Some people who have nothing pretend to be rich, but other people who are very rich pretend to be poor.
8 사람의 재물이 그 생명을 속할 수는 있으나 가난한 자는 협박을 받을 일이 없느니라
Rich people are able to pay people who want to kill them, [with the result that they will be protected, not killed], but poor people [do not have to worry about that because] no one threatens to kill them.
9 의인의 빛은 환하게 빛나고 악인의 등불은 꺼지느니라
Righteous [people] are like a lamp [MET] that shines brightly, but wicked [people] are like [MET] a lamp that will [soon] be extinguished.
10 교만에서는 다툼만 일어날 뿐이라 권면을 듣는 자는 지혜가 있느니라 망령되이 얻은 재물은 줄어가고 손으로 모은 것은 늘어가느니라
[People] who are arrogant/proud [always] cause strife; those who are wise ask [other people] for good advice.
11 소망이 더디 이루게 되면 그것이 마음을 상하게 하나니 소원이 이루는 것은 곧 생명나무니라
Those who acquire a lot of money quickly [by doing what is wrong, probably] will lose it [quickly], but if people earn money slowly, the amount of money they have will increase.
12 말씀을 멸시하는 자는 패망을 이루고 계명을 두려워하는 자는 상을 얻느니라
When people do not receive the things that they are expecting to receive, (it causes them to despair/they become very sad); but if you receive what you are desiring to get, that [will be like a tree] [MET] [whose fruit gives you] life (OR, that will cause you to be joyful).
13 지혜 있는 자의 교훈은 생명의 샘이라 사람으로 사망의 그물을 벗어나게 하느니라
Those who despise [the good] advice [that others give them] are bringing ruin on themselves; those who pay attention to that advice will (be secure/succeed).
14 선한 지혜는 은혜를 베푸나 궤사한 자의 길은 험하니라
What wise [people] teach is [like] a fountain whose [water] gives life [MET]; what they teach you will help you to escape when something dangerous is threatening to kill you [MET].
15 무릇 슬기로운 자는 지식으로 행하여도 미련한 자는 자기의 미련한 것을 나타내느니라
[People] respect those who have good sense, but those who cannot be trusted are on the road to being ruined/destroyed (OR, will have a lot of difficulties/troubles).
16 악한 사자는 재앙에 빠져도 충성된 사신은 양약이 되느니라
Those who have good sense always think carefully/wisely before they do something; foolish people show [by what they say and do] that they are foolish.
17 훈계를 저버리는 자에게는 궁핍과 수욕이 이르거니와 경계를 지키는 자는 존영을 얻느니라
Messengers who are not reliable cause trouble, but those who faithfully [deliver their messages] cause people to act peacefully.
18 소원을 성취하면 마음에 달아도 미련한 자는 악에서 떠나기를 싫어하느니라
Those who refuse to pay attention when others discipline/correct them will become poor and disgraced; [people] respect those who accept it when they are rebuked [for their bad behavior].
19 지혜로운 자와 동행하면 지혜를 얻고 미련한 자와 사귀면 해를 받느니라
It is delightful to receive what we desire; foolish people hate/refuse to turn away from doing evil.
20 재앙은 죄인을 따르고 선한 보응은 의인에게 이르느니라
Those who habitually associate with wise people become wise; those who (are close friends of/associate with) foolish people will (regret it/be ruined).
21 선인은 그 산업을 자자 손손에게 끼쳐도 죄인의 재물은 의인을 위하여 쌓이느니라
Sinners have trouble [PRS] wherever they go, but things will go well for righteous [people].
22 가난한 자는 밭을 경작하므로 양식이 많아지거늘 혹 불의로 인하여 가산을 탕패하는 자가 있느니라
When good people [die], their grandchildren inherit their money; but when sinners [die], the money that they had will end up in the hands of righteous [people].
23 초달을 차마 못하는 자는 그 자식을 미워함이라 자식을 사랑하는 자는 근실히 징계하느니라
[Sometimes] poor [people’s] fields produce plenty of food, but unjust people take away all that food.
24 의인은 포식하여도 악인의 배는 주리느니라
Those who do not punish their children [for bad behavior] do not [really] love them; those who love their children start to discipline them when the children are still young.
Righteous [people] have enough food to eat and be satisfied, but the stomachs of wicked [people] [SYN] are [always] empty.
